Young Dolph
Young Dolph
Adolph Thornton, Jr. (born August 11, 1985)[4][5], better known by his stage name Young Dolph, is an American rapper. In February 2016, Dolph released his debut studio album, King of Memphis, which peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6][7] He was featured on O.T. Genasis' hit single "Cut It", which peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Early life
Adolph Thornton, Jr. was born on August 11, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois.[4][5][8] His family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 2 years old.[8] He has two sisters and two brothers.[9] In his hit track "Preach", he rapped that, "Mama always in the streets, so guess who raised me?" In his music he describes a time where his parents were smoking crack.[10]
Career
In 2008, he nearly died in a drive by shooting accident and later that same year, his grandmother died from lung cancer.
These incidents motivated his "wake up" call.
He started making music around that time as an emotional release.
In addition, Young Dolph and his fellows all complained about fake rappers telling stories about what they had never done, witnessed or experienced.
His partners encouraged him to do more music after hearing his first song, even though he did it simply for fun.
His first mixtape, Paper Route Campaign, was a success and confirmed his journey into the entertainment industry.[10]
In early 2017, Young Dolph was apparently the target of gunfire in Charlotte, North Carolina.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, on February 25 several dozen rounds were fired.
At least two vehicles and several weapons were involved, with rounds striking nearby residences and vehicles.
By the next day, several hip-hop news agencies had begun reporting that Young Dolph was the primary target of the shooting, and that perhaps 100 rounds were fired during the attack.
It was speculated that the shooting had stemmed from a rivalry between Dolph and rapper Yo Gotti, though both parties have remained silent. Young Dolph used the publicity to promote his second studio album Bulletproof.[11]
2017 shooting
Young Dolph was shot outside of a retail store in Los Angeles on September 26, 2017.[12] He received multiple gunshot wounds, but his injuries were initially reported to be non-life-threatening.[12] Young Dolph was listed in critical condition at the hospital, but within a few hours doctors said that he was expected to survive.[13] Moments after the shooting, Yo Gotti was named as a person of interest in relation to the shooting.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[15] | US R&B/Hip-Hop[16] | US Rap[17] | |||||||||||
| King of Memphis | 49 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Bulletproof[18] |
| 36 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
| Tracking Numbers(withBerner)[19] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Thinking Out Loud[20] |
| 16 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
| Role Model |
| 15 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
| Dum and Dummer(with Key Glock) |
| 8[22] | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[23] | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | |||||||||||
| Paper Route Campaign[24] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Welcome 2 Dolph World[25] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| High Class Street Music[26] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| High Class Street Music 2: Hustler's Paradise[27] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| A Time 2 Kill[28] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Blue Magic[29] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| East Atlanta Memphis[30](withGucci Mane) |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| High Class Street Music 3: Trappin' Out a Mansion[31] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| South Memphis Kingpin[32] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Cross Country Trappin[33] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| High Class Street Music 4: American Gangster[34] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| High Class Street Music 5: The Plug Best Friend[35] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Felix Brothers[36](with Gucci Mane andPeewee Longway) |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| BagMen[37](with Peewee Longway) |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| 16 Zips[38] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Shittin' On The Industry[39] |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Bosses & Shooters[40](with Jay Fizzle & Bino Brown) |
| — | — | — | |||||||||
| Rich Crack Baby[41] |
| 132 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||
| Gelato[42] |
| 54 | 22 | 13 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
EPs
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub.[44] | US R&B/HH[45] | |||
| "Get Paid" | 2016 | — | — | King of Memphis |
| "100 Shots" | 2017 | 10 | 49 | Bulletproof |
| "Bagg"(featuring Lil Yachty) | — | — | Gelato | |
| "While U Here" | — | — | Thinking Out Loud | |
| "Believe Me" | — | — | ||
| "Drippy" | — | — | ||
| "Major"(featuring Key Glock)[46] | 2018 | 1 | 47 | Role Model |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH | US Rap | |||
| "California"[47](Colonel Loud featuringT.I., Young Dolph andRicco Barrino) | 2015 | —[1] | 32 | 21 | TBA |
| "Cut It"(O.T. Genasisfeaturing Young Dolph) | 35 | 11 | 6 | Rhythm & Bricks | |
| "Bling Blaww Burr"(Gucci Manefeaturing Young Dolph) | 2016 | — | —[2] | — | Woptober |
| "Downfall"(Lil Durkfeaturing Young Dolph) | 2018 | — | — | — | Signed To The Streets 3 |